On Beauty and Being Just
Scarry, Elaine With exemplary clarity, Elaine Scarry argues that admiring the beautiful is nothing to be ashamed of, that on the contrary beauty fosters the spirit of justice. A brave and timely book."--J.M.Coetzee"Here is a writer almost magically summoning up the world through words and ideas, in a new way, and so guiding the reader, lovingly, to receive the treasures and accept the pleasures of this book as naturally as breathing. Here is a book so measur...